B.C. wildfire fighters experience slight reprieve, but more wind on horizon [Video]

The B.C. Wildfire Service said that firefighters experienced a slight reprieve battling one of its most concerning blazes on Saturday, and it was seeing stable skies in the parched northeast corner of the province.

However, another cold front is expected to bring high winds starting Sunday night into Monday, and conditions remain hot and dry across B.C.

In addition, motorists in the far north are being encouraged to check the status of the Alaska Highway (Highway 97) that continues to be threatened by a raging wildfire.

For the Kiskatinaw River wildfire in the northeast on the B.C.-Alberta border, however, firefighters say that forecasted high winds overnight on Friday did not materialize.

“We had calmer winds overnight than we expected and there was very minimal fire behaviour,” fire information officer Karley Desrosiers said …